29th July, 2011
In what promises to be an exciting tango, a class teacher, Cecil Odunaiya and widow, Patience Chioma, have been pitted against each other in the Supermom reality television show which began airing last weekend.
While the first episode was devoted to a review of last yearâ€
The story of two exceptional mothers whose sacrifices form the bedrock of their childrenâ€
In order to put food on the table and send her children to school, the 50-year old widow did all sorts of menial jobs to supplement her meagre pay and make ends meet for her young family.
Things were rough and tough and there were days when the family went without food. How did she cope? How did her children fare during these turbulent times? All these would be answered in the second episode of Supermom.
For the 55-year old teacher, Cecilia Odunaiya, life and living should have taken a more beautiful and positive turnaround when her husband was made Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic, but alas, her life took a turn for the worse and harrowing when the man died just few days after the appointment.
And as if that wasnâ€
Although born normally, the baby wasnâ€
How she lived through this ordeal without the backing of her husband is what ardent television buffs and keen followers of the Supermom show will see this weekend.